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Bill PUBLIC UTILITY-INFRASTRUCTURE Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that no electric utility shall establish or maintain any unreasonable difference as to rates or other charges, services, contractual terms, or facilities for access to or the use of its utility infrastructure by another person or for any other purpose. Amends the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997. Prohibits an electric utility in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more from authorizing any other person or granting any other person the right, by agreement, lease, license, or otherwise, to access, control, use, or operate any electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, or assets of any kind or to deliver or provide to the electric utility's retail customers or any other person's customers, broadband services, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, telecommunications services, or cable or video programming services. Specifies, however, that an electric utility in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more may authorize or grant another person the right to access or use the electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, or assets, including, but not limited to, middle mile infrastructure, to facilitate the delivery of broadband services to Illinois residential and commercial customers on the condition that the access to and use of that electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, and assets (A) be granted on a non-discriminatory, non-exclusive, and competitively neutral basis; and (B) comply with all other State and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including, but not limited to, all applicable safety codes and requirements. Provides that, if there is any dispute regarding the terms, rates, or conditions of access to or use of the electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, and assets to facilitate the delivery of broadband services to Illinois residential and commercial customers, then the Commission shall hear and decide the dispute upon petition of any party. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to alter or diminish the rights or obligations of any person nor shall it be deemed to conflict with the federal Pole Attachment Act. Specifies that these prohibitions become inoperative after December 31, 2027. Defines terms. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd HB 4661 Illinois HB 4661 (103rd)
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Illinois HB 4661 (103rd) — PUBLIC UTILITY-INFRASTRUCTURE

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that no electric utility shall establish or maintain any unreasonable difference as to rates or other charges, services, contractual terms, or facilities for access to or the use of its utility infrastructure by another person or for any other purpose. Amends the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997. Prohibits an electric utility in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more from authorizing any other person or granting any other person the right, by agreement, lease, license, or otherwise, to access, control, use, or operate any electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, or assets of any kind or to deliver or provide to the electric utility's retail customers or any other person's customers, broadband services, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, telecommunications services, or cable or video programming services. Specifies, however, that an electric utility in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more may authorize or grant another person the right to access or use the electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, or assets, including, but not limited to, middle mile infrastructure, to facilitate the delivery of broadband services to Illinois residential and commercial customers on the condition that the access to and use of that electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, and assets (A) be granted on a non-discriminatory, non-exclusive, and competitively neutral basis; and (B) comply with all other State and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including, but not limited to, all applicable safety codes and requirements. Provides that, if there is any dispute regarding the terms, rates, or conditions of access to or use of the electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, and assets to facilitate the delivery of broadband services to Illinois residential and commercial customers, then the Commission shall hear and decide the dispute upon petition of any party. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to alter or diminish the rights or obligations of any person nor shall it be deemed to conflict with the federal Pole Attachment Act. Specifies that these prohibitions become inoperative after December 31, 2027. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Public Utilities, Amendment 1 — 15–0 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower
  • Energy and Public Utilities — 15–0 (pass) · lower
  • Public Utilities — 18–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
  • Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
  • Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
  • Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2024-01-31 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman filing
  • 2024-02-06 First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2024-02-14 Assigned to Public Utilities Committee referral-committee
  • 2024-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  • 2024-03-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 018-000-000
  • 2024-03-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2024-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman amendment-introduction
  • 2024-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2024-04-02 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
  • 2024-04-02 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 015-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-04-11 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2024-04-11 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2024-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2024-04-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2024-04-17 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2024-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-04-17 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
  • 2024-04-17 First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-04-17 Referred to Assignments
  • 2024-04-24 Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities referral-committee
  • 2024-04-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  • 2024-04-30 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
  • 2024-05-02 Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 015-000-000
  • 2024-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2024 reading-2
  • 2024-05-09 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2024-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2024-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2024-05-15 Passed Both Houses
  • 2024-06-13 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2024-07-19 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2024-07-19 Effective Date July 19, 2024
  • 2024-07-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0679 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/55309215-cb7f-40b0-8fc6-ed1b586e2011. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).

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